Ministry of Minority Affairs
Inauguration of Chandigarh “Hunar Haat” by Hon’ble Punjab Governor and Administrator, Chandigarh, Shri Banwarilal Purohit today:
Hon’ble Punjab Governor and Administrator, Chandigarh, Shri Banwarilal Purohit today inaugurated the 39th “Hunar Haat” at Parade Ground, Chandigarh, where more than 720 artisans and craftsmen from 31 states and UTs are participating.
In his address on the occasion, Shri Purohit said that the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi Ji had advocated to promote village and small scale industries of the country. There is no dearth of skilled artisans and craftsmen in our country and “Hunar Haat” has provided ample economic opportunities to them.
Shri Purohit said that “Hunar Haat” has provided a huge platform to the indigenous artisans and craftsmen. “Hunar Haat” is an effective effort to take local indigenous talent to global level and it is also strengthening Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s commitment to “Swadeshi”.
Shri Purohit said that “Hunar Haat” has given recognition to India’s traditional and ancestral art and craft, which was on the verge of extinction. There is a tremendous scope of export of indigenous products of our artisans and “Hunar Haat” is playing a vital role in this regard.
Shri Purohit also visited different stalls of “Hunar Haat” and encouraged the artisans and craftsmen, including a large number of women artisans, who have come here from across the country.
Chandigarh Mayor Smt. Sarabjit Kaur; Additional Solicitor General of India Shri Satya Pal Jain; Shri Arun Sood and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
In his address, Union Minister for Minority Affairs & Deputy Leader, Rajya Sabha, Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that “Hunar Haat” is a “Perfect and Phenomenal Paradigm” of “Unity in Diversity” and “Sarvdharm Sambhav”. “Hunar is Dharma”, “Kaushal is Karma” of artisans and craftsmen. “Hunar Haat” is a spectacular illustration of “Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat”.
Shri Naqvi said that “Hunar Haat” has proved to be an effective campaign of “Encouragement to Expertise”, “Backup to Brilliance” and “Market to Marvels”. “Hunar Haat” has provided employment and employment opportunities to more than 8 lakh 50,000 indigenous artisans and craftsmen and other people associated with them in the last about 7 years. More than 50 per cent of these beneficiaries are women artisans. This is the testament to the successful on-going journey of “Hunar Haat”.
Shri Naqvi said that “Hunar Haat” has proved to be a “perfect platform” to strengthen Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s commitment to “Vocal for Local” and “Self-reliant India”. The 39th “Hunar Haat” is being organised from 25th March to 03rd April, 2022 at Parade Ground, Sector-17, Chandigarh.
Shri Naqvi said that the visitors at “Hunar Haat” will also enjoy traditional foods from different regions of the country at “Bawarchikhana” section. Besides, “Mera Ganv, Mera Desh”, “Vishwakarma Vatika”, circus, “Mahabharata” show, musical and cultural programmes, selfie points etc are major attraction of Chandigarh “Hunar Haat”.
Shri Naqvi said that the 40th “Hunar Haat” will be organised in Pune. Besides, “Hunar Haat” will also be organised in Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Patna, Mumbai, Jammu, Chennai, Agra, Prayagraj, Goa, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Kota, Sikkim, Srinagar, Leh, Shillong, Ranchi, Agartala and other places in the coming days.